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The Morning Bee M O R N 1 N G—E V E N 1 N G—S U N D A Y THE BEE PUBLISHING CO.. Publishers. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated 1'resa. of which The Bee In a member, is exclusively entitled to the use for republic* tlon of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republications of our special dispatches aro also reserved, BEE TELEPHONES Private Rranch Exchange. Ask for the Department AT lantic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: tnnn Editorial Department. AT lantic 1021 or 1042. OFFICES Main Office—17th and Fnrnam Co. Bluffs - - - 15 Scott St. So. Side, N. W. Cor. 24th and N New York—286 Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Steger Bldg. HOMELY WORDS, BUT NEEDED. A nation, after all, represents the sum of the character of its citizens. America is sound because the overwhelming majority of its men and women are decent, law-abiding, sensible persons. It is to this common sense that President Harding is mak ing his appeal. As becomes the chief executive of the nation, his mind is centered on something higher than political considerations. The opportunity is his to woo the public fancy with flattery and half promises that it would be beyond the power of him or any man to fulfill. As the president of the United States the words that fall from his lips sound from one end of the country to the other. As no one else he has the ear of the public. And what is he saying? At Cheyenne, It was that “the world has no place for a loafer,” be he rich or poor. At Salt Lake City he took the oc casion, in discussing taxation and expenditure, to urge the practice of the simple virtues and warn against private extravagance as he warned against excessive public expenditures. For private life and public practice, as he remarks, are inseparably as sociated. In one place in this address he says: "A simple living, thrifty people, with simple, honest and just government never failed to grow in Influence and power. The coming of extrava gance and profligacy in private life, and waste fulness and excesses in public life ever proclaimed the failures which history has recorded." Remember that all are listening and calculate the result of such plain speaking as he adds to this thought: "The world, its governments. Its quasi public corporations. Us people, acquired the spending habit during the war to an extent not merely unprec edented, but absolutely alarming. There is but one way for the community finally to get back on its feet, and that is to go seriously about paying Its - debts and reducing Its expenses. That is what the world must face. The greatest and richest govern .' ment must face it, and so must the humblest citi zen. No habit is so easy to form, none so hard to ■ break, as that of reckless spending. And on the other side, none Is more certain to contribute to security and happiness, than die habit of thrift, of savings, of careful management in all business con cerns. of balanced budgets and living within in , comes. If I could urge upon the American people a single rule applicable to every one of them as in dividuala, and to every political or corporate unit , among them, it would Be to learn to spend some what less than your income all the time. If you have debts, reduce them as rapidly as you can; if you are one of the fortunate few who have no debts, make it a rule to save something every year. Keep your eye everlastingly on those who admin ister your governmental units for you; your town, your county, your state, your national government. Make them understand that you are applying the » rule of thrift and savings in your personal affairs, and require them to apply it in their management of your public affairs. If they fall, find some other public servants who will succeed. If they succeed, give them such encouragement and in * spiration as will be represented by a full measure ■ of hearty appreciation for their efforts." Our government is not automatic, nor, being a democracy, can it rise far above its citizens. The budget system, to which Mr. Harding gives much credit for the reduction in the cost of the federal government, will not work unless public sentiment backs it up. If people do not watch their personal expenditures, they are not apt to hold a tight rein on public expenditures, either. Nor are all taxes collected by the government. Personal waste and extravagance levy a heavy toll in America. The place to start reducing is at home, yet, as Mr. Harding shows, the federal government has taken the lead in cutting the. cost of adminis tration, while states, cities and counties have gone on at the old reckless speed. In spite of the fact that the burden of paying for the war is on the federal government, yet state and local taxes last year represented 60 per cent of all taxes paid. There is in America a great need for economy. Certain charges can not be eliminated, for example, the interest on the national debt, which exceeds ? 1,000,000,000 annually. The war did that. Yet since the high point of 1920 federal taxes have been cut one-half. The president has reason to be proud of the economy achieved by hip administra tion. And truly it may be said in this regard he has set an example not only for state and local gov ernments, but for the people themselves. THE LAW AND A WOMAN. “Louise, the lovely bootlegger,” is once more held at the city jail, registered for “investigation.” According to the report of the raid that resulted in her arrest, a still, considerable liquor and ample preparations for the manufactu/e of more, were dis covered in a house owned by Louise. A few weeks ago Louise Vinciquerra was ac quitted by a jury in federal court. During the trial it was brought out that she had in a very short time risen from rather sore straits to comparative, effluence. Her arrest had resulted from inquiries made by one of the city welfare workers, who had given the family assistance, and had followed it in its migrations from one lowly home to another, and who was astonished to find Louise and her flock set tled in a well furnished house, with signs of ex travagance all about, and driving a high-priced motor car. The source of this prosperity was read ily traced, but the facts did not seem to weigh heavily with the jury. At that time Louise publicly expressed her penitence and resolve to give over the trade in illicit liquor. Her patrons had praised her for the quality of “hootch” she dispensed, but she vowed they would in the future have to look elsewhere for the comfort and consolation they had received from the “nectar” (the provided. This assumption of peni tence and contrition does not seem to impress the revenue officers with the ring of sincerity. They may be overly suspicious, but the chances nre that they did not move altogether without cause. It may be well if the Vinciquerra and her as sociates are given to understand that the laws of the land are meant to be obeyed by all who live in the land. It is now announced that in the next congress there Will be a New England bloc. And we thought all the time that there had always been one I I COLORADO’S ENVIOUS EYE. A few years ago Denver papers were engaged in the laudable undertaking of removing Union Pa cific headquarters and shops from Omaha to Denver. It was suggested that they also take the Missouri river bridge. Having brought that matter to an issue, the enterprising journalists out that way are just engaged in another speculative idea as am bitious and as interesting, that of annexing western Nebraska to Colorado. According to an article in the Rocky Mountain News, trade excursionists from the Colorado metropolis have found sentiment in Scottsbluff, tier ing, Sidney and other communities quite enthusias tic for the movement. Wc must congratulate the Denver promoters of this enterprise on the good taste and judgment they have shown in making a selection. Once the grand old Centennial state boasted of its mines, but most of these have been worked out, and the world no longer hears of the wonders of Cripple Creek, or Gilpin county, or Leadville, Telluride, or any of the once booming spouters of metallic wealth. Now they are down to the meager agriculture and tourist business to sustain their claims to greatness. , If they could grab off as rich a slice of Ne braska as they have outlined, it would be of vast assistance to the prosperity of Colorado. In order to foster the spirit and show that there is the warm est of places in Denver hearts for the great empire they are planning to annex, the tourists took up a collection and raised $250 towards the $250,000 hospital that is projected at Scottsbluff. However much the Coloradoans may boast, the truth remains that the product of the region, whether it be sugar or cattle, alfalfa or sheep, po tatoes or anything else, will have to find its way to market through a Missouri river gateway. It may be Omaha, or Kansas City, or St. Joseph, or any of the other market towns, but still not Denver. As to a community of interests, the Colorado people will do well to look a little deeper into the ques tion, and they will find that the tics that hold Ne braska together, politically and industrially, are not such as will be dissolved by a puff or two of hot air from trade seekers. Omaha is far more intimately connected with the irrigated region of the Mitchell valley than Denver dreams of. Solid men out there know the truth, and are not disturbed by the sales talk of the visitors. If Denver can offer the residents of the region referred to advantages over Omaha, there is nothing to keep the trade away from Denver. Yet Omaha stands as always, friendly and zealous in the inter ests of her own trade territory, and ready to meet and welcome any competition. A NEWSPAPER COMBINE BROKEN. To some it may have seemed only a quarrel be tween the boys, but now, the fight being over and won, we may pause to comment on the futile effort to bar The Omaha Bee from sale on the street# of Omaha. It was not as a result of any boyish feud that this situation arose. It began with the Omaha Daily News notifying all its newsboys that if they handled The Omaha Bee they could not sell the News. Simultaneously the World-Herald issued a similar notice to the newsboys. Each boy who handled The World-Herald was compelled to handle The News and vice versa. By this combination in restraint of trade the boys who wished to sell The Omaha Bee had to de cide between The Bee alone or the two other papers combined. The purpose of this scheme was to leave The Omaha Bee without a street organization. For several days it resulted in a real handicap. Many persons were deprived of the opportunity io buy their favorite paper, and some who formerly had secured it on the downtown street corners resorted to having it delivered to their homes. Without delay The Omaha Bee set about estab lishing its own street sales organization, with the final result that it is now selling more papers on the streets than ever before. It is well that the result came out as it did, for otherwise the newsboys might have gained the opinion that the unfair tactics of the Omaha papers were justified on the basis of good business. The example to growing boys of seeing those high in position subverting the laws of business justice could not be a healthy one. There is distinct ly a ha<l effect from teaching hoys the practice of the lockout and combination. The fact that the whole scheme fell through and that The Omaha Bee has won demonstrates that in the long run decency in busi ness pays. If the people want some patent remedy for all the ills of the world, they won't get it from Dr. Harding. Nothing could be less like a fake medi cine show than the president's trip. If President Wilson derides definitely to selert a home in the rural section of Virginia, he will be but following the example of two of his predeces sors, Washington and Jefferson. After eight unsuccessful attempts, Robert Smillie, president of the Scottish Miners’ federation, has been elected to parliament. Truly a durable candidate. — Homespun Verse —n> Omaha's Own Port— Robert Worthington Davie GREATNESS. There's heaps of t” , ie seekln' fer the laurel that I* fame, An’ some of them are gettln' poey pictures 'rotind their name, An* they don't want no critic to expostulate er doubt, k’cr there's trials and tribulations In exuberance without Attemptin' to discredit the significance of these Little deeds that give enjoyment an’ exquisite mem orles. In a neighbor's pleasant garden I ran see hi* hopes In print. An' I alius stop a minute when we meet to give a hint, For I know his pride Is dormant underneath lrl* genial smile, An’ I tell him he'll be havin' new pertatera after while, An' he shows to me his onions, an' his rheubarb nn' hla beans, In my dreams f see him lollin', knnwln' what real pleasure means, There Is grentnen In achievin' though the deed he truly small; There I* greatness fer the planter of the flower* on the wall; There Is greatness fer the gartlcuri in what hi* work h*s done; There pi gii'iitiu*hs fer the father; iherc Is grenlnsss fer the soil, Fer the mother an' the daughter an' the little luities that coo; There la gieutness In most anything that gne* us Joy to do. f Hack In J872 the United Rtatea wag quivering with politics. Some of the questiona then before the people were those that sound mighty familiar even now. Issues that were vital were being discussed, and none of these was more charged with the electricity of public thought than the one af fected by the Ku Klux Klan, then and now. Carl Schurz made a great speech In Chicago In August, 1872, which was commented upon by Ed ward Rosewater in these terms: i "CARLSCHL’RZ.” ‘‘The recent oration of Senator Schurz, in Chicago, may be declared the manifesto of a great policy, which, for vigor and lucidity of exposition, .has not been equaled of late years In this country, Hhe subjects touched upon In the eloquent discourse were: ills views on the issues and duties of the day; the blunder of the republican party in not giving a general amnesty; constitutional objections to the Ku Klux bill; the necessity of systematic and thorough civil service reform, and certain changes needed and de mantled in the republican party. "With signal felicity the Missouri senator alluded to the outcry raised by narrow minded bigots and parti sans who recognize no higher aim in political life than the success of mere party measures at whatever cost. In reference to the charge made too fre quently, and with such bad taste, that the election of the distinguished sena tor had turned over Missouri to the democrats, he reminds us that there was perhaps no state In the union where the war was carried on with greater ferocity; where society was more fiercely convulsed by political passion, and where the bitterness of faction was more Intense. Yet, today, the savage passions of the war have happily given way to a restoration of '• fraternal feeling, This state of af- i fairs was due, in the opinion of the 1 senator from Missouri, to doing away with the corrupt and tyrannical sys- ' tern of disfranchisement—which, he : contended, was no treason against the : republican cause, but, on the contra ry, a movement In the right direction. 1 “The great objects of the republican 1 policy, the Missouri senator believes I to be, are liberty, peace and equal rights for all. The exclusion of a large number of citizens from the bal lot upon a political test must, says Senator Schurz, Inevitably lead to two i results: First, it must. In the long run, excite Kid feelings and produce disorder, instead or assuaging the former and preventing the latter. A people rannot be loyal if you demand of them the performance of alt the duties of citizenship without granting to them the corresponding rights. Kx elusion from all political rights had In Missouri raused, according to Senator Sohurz, the 'only violent disturbances which we had to deplore.' With the removal of disfranchisement, political disturbances ceased altogether, and. thanks to a generous policy which Louisiana might safety Imitate. Mis souri Is now in I he enjoyment of re pose and general good feeling Rut Senator Sohurz Is of opinion that If In other states less happy than Mis souri. the late rebel* were still ex eluded from the ballot box. the dl* turbnnoos occurring there would he still more frequent and violent. Again — and every Impartial thinker, worthy 'f the name, must coincide with Sena tor Sohurz—disfranchisement Is neces sarily used by one party to keep the ether down. The result Is that. In the h inds of vile, unscrupulous j politicians, ‘the party organization fall* soon under the management of the most untrustworthy element, for I' lrty tyranny and corruption go hand In hand.' "With a rapid glance at party cor ruptinn and party discipline. Senafw Sehurz asks: How many democratic papers are there hold enough to de nounoo the daring robberies of Tam many Hall? And how many are there who cover these enormities with stub born silence, or even defend them? How many republican papers are there which denounce carpet-bag corruption, a* It occurs In the south’ Horace tire-lev has !>een called a traitor by rtpubliean papers because he dared to say that among the rarpet baggers of the south there are many thieves. "With equal power Senator Sohurz holds up to odium the evils of a Mind party spirit that fosters corruption in covering it. and that fights necessary reforms be.-nuse It turns Its sbuse to its ndvantace. And, with the dlstln gulshed Missouri senator, we believe that It is time that a 'barrier ehould !>e set to this baneful Influence, for every day Inrronsrs tne danger which grows from It.'" Daily Prayer 1, that thy faith fait not —Luka <i I«ord, our Lord, how excellent la Thy name In all the earth' Who boat aet Thy glory above the heaven*. Mow nlnrlomt art Thou m all Thy at •t lbutea: how gracloua In nil Thy acta! Thou npeneat Thine hand and eat la Meat the dealre of every living thing. Accept our worihlp and adoration and Ihnnkaglvlng. We make ronfeealnn of our unwnrthlneaa and unfnlthftilnea* and humbly beaeech Thy fatherly for glvenea* Wo bear before Thee In • uppllcatlon the needa of a loaf world, lying In wlckedneaa. Pour out upon all people Thy Holy Spirit, that Mia gracloua Influence may deepen the aplrltual life, and change the charm ter of thoae who are without Hod and without hope In the world. tpina forming them Into the llkcncaa of the .‘km of Hod. Remember thla family In Thv Infinite mercy, that It may be a hottachold of faith, atid that thla mnv l>e a home In which Thou wilt delight to dwell: and when Thou make*! up Thv Jewel*, gather them all without a ntlaalng one. a whole family In heaven, aaved hy grace Hear ua In thla our aupplb alien, and do for ua not according to our merit, hut ac cording to Thy mercy, exceeding abundantly, above all that we aak or think, according to thn power that wnrketh In ua, to whom he glory In the Church by ChiM*t Jean*, through out all ngea. world without end Amen OENTKH MUM S. Tf take* three generation* In make -i gentleman, and only one bad guea* In the atock market to make a Imho —Akron Reacon Journal. ’ Turkey Now llaremlea- ” am a a headline. So fin- good New If the "e‘* can be (aken out Imremlea* the woNd ran uult worrying about Tur kay.—Topeka UpJUJ % “From, State and Nation” —Editorials from Other Newspapers— "But Me No Buis!" From the Kearney Hub. This clever admonition, credited to one W. Shakespeare, finds very pat application In Borne of the current newspaper discussions on what con stitutes a good citizen, what degree of heat (Fahrenheit) is suitable to main tain our national temperature, and what is the proper proportion of "spilt Infinitives" to use In prescrib ing a code of American ethics. There was a time when these fine points were not considered, much less dis cussed, but this Is a finicky age and clever people must show their clever ness In playing both ends to the mid dle in for formulation of opinion. The Omaha. World-Herald rambles 'round In the vocabulary from Worces ter to Wahoo In an effort to show that the superlatives in patriotism and the ethics of good citizenship may have been all right "once on a time," BUT that we're not expected to be too insistent in these debonnalre days lest we offend some one of our poly glot boarders who la thinking a whole lot more of American fleshpots than of Uncle Sam's melting pot. The World-Herald asks us to take a squint at ancient Rome, greatest of the an cient empires, "built upon the theory that the more languages you learned the greater your citizenship," etc. Yes, that's so. And what happened to Rome? Lack of solidarity springing from common speech and common ideal*, contributed to the fall of Rome. Polyglot groups do not build nations, but they can destroy one. Thbn the World-Herald pokes satire at the sticklers for a strict flag eti quet, in the matter of taking off your hat when the flag goes by, a "very laudable practice, certainly, BUT—" etc., etc. Even quoting the words of Dr. Johnson that "patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels,” which Is as It may be. Patriotism Is the first hope of good men and good citizens. Scoundrels may hide behind it, but they are found out, likewise kicked out In due time. The World Herald admits that it "may be cynical." So need to admit it. Almost in tho same breath and as If by a common Inspiration the Lin coln Journal but ters an editorial ex pression with "huts" In touching an other phase of loyal Americanism. It quotes Commander Owsley as urging that the forces of radicalism he de stroyed, and declaring that we need the courage of our forefathers in fac ing today's problems. The Journal admits: "Commander Owsley's senti ment* are splendidly patriotic] BUT—" etc., etc. Imagine Patrick Henry declaiming on "eternal vigilance" to a hand of sterilize.1 patriots of the modern school of thought' Imagine the Duly Bugle commenting, "Mr. Henry's sen timent* are splendidly patriotic. HUT." etc., et cetera, ad nauaeum.' Can you beat It? Who Writes th<* Histories? From th® Christian Selene® Monitor. Those who Berk to teach, as well a* those who would learn. In whatever country, the lessons of patriotism, must realize that this commendable quality may be cultivated without the engendering of hatred toward the peo pies of other countries or nations. One who is able to look backward and survey comprehensively the efforts In history writing In the I'nited States, and particularly the writing of those histories Intended for use as textbooks in the public hools, will readily agree thaB the present agitation in some quarters against what are declared to be biased presentations of the facts which the historians attempt to record, is hut a natural reaction aroused by the swinging backward of the pendulum which marks, unfor tunately, the apparently unavoidable excesses of so-called historian Who writes the histories? The names subscribed to the promiscuous volume* 1-sued and adopted f-r use in the schools become familiar enough to the pupils in those institution*, but It la probable that outside of the col leges or universities where the suth or* are engaged they- are not widely known. Thus the writer of r history, like the writer of a novel, the com piler of a dictionary or the author of a grammar. Incorporates In his book such f ict* and conclBslon* as he se. « fit. The writer* of histories used In the schools of the northern Atlantic seaboard and the mHtdlewest a half century ago. a» many of this day will remember, were replete with violent and Mtt»r strictures Intended to array the thought of pupils snd tm hers against the enemies of America In the revolutionary war, and those of the north In the civil war. So-called enemy activities which more con slderate thought haas condoned or ex cused were held up a* despicable I.lke wise some act* of atleged heroism which historians of that day lauded have been dimmed in the clearer light of experience and sober appraisal. There has been a conscious and con siderate repudiation of any intention to make, historically, comparisons ad mittedly Invidious and odious. The brotherhood between the south and north has been reestablished, and for more than a hundred years the nation has stood, as it will ever stand, united und indivisible. Sectionalism has been destroyed. Why perpetuate hatreds which exist only upon the pages of histories which well might never have been written, hut which now are no longer credited? Between Amerb*. and Great Britain there has been es tablished, naturally as well as from necessity, a new and Indissoluble bond. Why perpetuate hatreds and suspicions that no longer exist or that are groundless? But It is romplained that the free lance historians, conscious of the changes that have been wrought have. In some instances, gone to un warranted extreme in seeking to tit their theses to some imagined senti ment which does not exist. From ultra-Americanism they have eswung, it is alleged, to the other extreme, in seeking to correct the errors of their predecessors they themselves are de clared to have erred as grievously. Why. Indeed, should history be man ufactured? Human theories are falli ble. The truth. If It can be told with out adornment, Is sufTbdent. and the record ran be kept much clearer by the elimination of suggestion and veiled prejudice. One may safely di vest himself of the fear that there has beeen disclosed, in the modern his tories now under criticism, a deep laid plot of designing propagandists who Beek to destroy American ideals. Even those who are wide awake may well refuse to see a preconceived de structive motive In all that is printed and published by ambitious historians and commentator*. The writers of histories, so called, have unlimited license. The teacher in the school room who interprets and colors the record at will enjoys a like privilege. The winnowing process probably will go one until a comparative level has been struck. This need not be the level of medloerlty. but a nearer ap proach to unadorned truth. Preserving Western Flora. From the Fargo Tribune. Coincident with the announcement (hat North Dakota's first historical state park is to mark the trail In Barnes county of Colonel Sibley's ex peditlon In 1863. cornea the suggestion for another state park containing only native trees, shrubs and flowers. Only by making public grounds of the many interesting historical sites in North Dakota will the traditiona and the many points of interest be preserved for future generations Only by establishing a typical North Dakota park with all of Its or.ginal flora will Dakotans of the future he able to survey the plants, shrubs and wild flowers, say historians of the sta t e. The plan for a second state park calls for the transplanting of as cm plete a list of state flora a* is possible. The plants and trees are to be marked with the name and home for those interested In native botany. A home for North Dakota plants only Is the slogan for the plan. Observers say that many native plants are gradually disappearing before the plow and cultivated crops. Plant collec tors in the Bed river valley are finding that long hikes into the prairie are necessary to locale many native plants that once flourished along the river. Future North Dakotans will thank the present generation for pre-erving sites of Iteauty. of historical and i-otanlca! interest Plans for state parks merit encouragement \ Pitiful Prospect. Frem trs^pesane ttprifMUur Rrvrw. It seems Incredible that the Ameri can people could deliberately choose Ford for president of the I’nited States a man so lacking in the qualb fieatlons that the people, since the .iavs i f Washington, have regarded as essential. Hr is lacking In education, in knowledge of American history, in preparation. In experience, in under standing of public affairs. With the few exceptions the pres idents have been poor men. No man of vast and swollen fortune has ever occupied the White House. Washing ton was the nearest approximation to a president of wealth, ant bis total estate was not a thousandth part of Ford's gigantic fortune. Ford's intellectual limitations were pitifully revealed in bis unsin ceesful iltiel suit against the Chicago Tribune If. by any strange prank of fantastic johtual fortune, he should become a candidate, the opposition would bring cut the truth with pitiless tborough kese. -, HAVE The Omaha Morning Bee or The Evening Bee mailed to you when on your vacation. Phone ATlantic 1000. Circulation Department. “The People's Voice'' Editorial* tram raadtn o» TOO Morals* Boo. Reader* ol The Morolng Bag oro loaltad to uar thl) colamn treat* tor oagretoloo oo mitten at publlo lotareot. More "Don’th” of Everyday Life. Council BIuHh—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: Don’t envy your neighbor his car. The chances are he Ik wondering how he Is going to meet hiK payments. Don't ask the lord to bless your daily bread, then be afraid to eat It, for fear it will not agree with you. Don't think the clouds will never lift, the sun Is only hired for a little while. Don't grow discouraged if the way seems rough; keep faith in the better farther on. Don't imitate; be your own true e-lf "True worth is in being, not seeming." Don't think your rich neighbor bears a crown of roses; it may cover many thorns. Don't forget the word of cheer and sympathy. The warm clasp of the hand may bo the turning point to some discouraged soul. Don't do things because you have to. hut because you want to. Don't be too ready to condemn, no matter what the offense may be: if you have any doubt about it, go into the silence and draw wisdom from a higher power. Don t think higher education means more power, higher salaries for the selfish few. It should mean a broad ening of the vision of service to hu manity. MARGARET HOLLAND. Questions Blame For War. Omaha—To the Editor of The Omaha Bee: f do not agree with Mark Sullivan's writing dated London, June 23. He brings up the same old story that Germany or. the kaiser started the war Any honest, sincere student, knows by today that Asquith. Gray, and Haldane of England, Poincare, Delcaase and Viviani of France, Ismolskf and Lazanoff of Russia and King Albert of Belgium, are the monsters who wanted the world war. encircling Germany according to plan and specification laid out by the late King Edward VII of England. On page 23 of Stewart E. Bruce s book your readers will find the following: "Detroit News, Aug. 11. I & 14. —Spe cial Cable Dispatch. 1-ondon, Aug. 11., 1314.—Robert C. I*cng. former cor respondent of the International News Service, stationed at St. Petersburg and Berlin, and one of the last men to leave Berlin writes: ' Kaiser William did everything in'his pow er for peace. Despite the protest of Von Moltke. he delayed the mobilization decree. Russia had mobilized her armies and compelled the kaiser to mobilize the German army. In this war, beyond doubt, all blood guiltiness lies on two powers. On Austria for her undue harshness to Servia, on Russ.a for dis honesty in secretly mobilizing her armies while the kaiser was working for peace " Prof. Herman Harris Aa! was. until recently, a member of the central commission for neutral investigation of the causes of the world war. He ,s r.ot now a member of that commission and assumes an independent position in a pamphlet of 161 pages entitled The Neutral Investgation of the Causes "of the War." an essay con cerning the politic- r.f war of the great powers and the policy of right of small nations published by the author at Christiania, Norway. 1323. This is a remarkable compilation of evidence which cannot much longer be smothered by a conspiracy of si lence on the part of the press, our church and school or by a Mark Sul livan. It is a cold, logical arraign ment of the guilty powers, as Stewart E. Bruce says in his book: "The War Guilt and Peace crime of the Entente Allies," Sir Edward Grey, sav« Mr. Aal Abe Martin i bRU6-STCKE_ IB Even if poor ole Ireland quit* fightin’ ther’U be more discontent than ever. One thing's sure—th’ feller that’s nearly dead fer a drink would feel about th’ same if he got it. (Copyright 1*S3> forged important war documents. Just as our late Secretary of State Lans ing under Wilson kept out Important documents from the German govern ment which perhaps would have pre vented the congress from giving Wil son power to plunge us into this war. And when Lansing made that speech before the naval cadets in Albany, right after Wilson plunged us into war, I called Lansing an incompetent, untrustworthy man and told him to re.-.gn, and your readers will remem ber well when Landing had done all the dirty work for his master Wood row Wilson chased Lansing out iiks a mad dog. Coming back to the Invasion by the French into the Ruhr it is an outrage for our secretary of state to let su'Ji cold blooded Jobbers and murderefc keep up the dastardly blunders hy V nation which was saved from utter destruction with the lives of our poor Americans boys and with millions of dollars of American money. Even the preacher tells us today from the pulpit. "Whosoever raises 'he sword shall die bv the sword as Germany did." AUGUST MILLER. NET AVERAGE CIRCULATION for MAY, 1623, of THE OMAHA BEE Daily.73,181 Sunday. 80,206 Does not include returns, left I overs, samples or papers spoiled tn pmtini ard includes do special sales B BREWER, Gea. M*r. V. A. BRIDGE, Cir. M*r. Subset- bed and sworn to be fort ms tbit 2d day of June. 1923. W. H QUIVEY, (Seol) Notary Public GOD’S MINUTE Cortsinm* the Dai’y Prayers pub lished ,n The Bee. 5*^ ©f them. 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